Speaking of photos - mushrooms near here

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"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown

Not those - but the bolets, bluets, honey mushrooms, oyster mushrooms,
maple mushrooms, etc. have been variously pan cooked, baked (into a
"mushroom/meat loaf"), de-hydrated and 'canned'. (That's my SO's
obsession, but I do seem to benefit somehow). I've become adept at
identifying amanita bisporigera which I wouldn't serve to anyone.

--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown

As a photograph, I like #6. It shows a nice layered landscape. Not sure
I would eat any of them though.

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Also a favourite of mine - I confess to black point pushing and a bit of
saturation. There is another place in the woods I need to go shoot in
the evenings because the backdrop colours can be spectacular - the
leaves have begun turning over the past week - though the days are
unseasonably warm.

As to "edibles" there is one that grows on logs called "turkey tail"
which has "medicinal" value (don't ask - I really don't know what it
purports to do - but my SO makes tea from it from time to time (from
dehydrated TT)).

Another looks like a black mass attached to dying birch trees and is a
well reputed anti-cancer treatment. (Chaga - see the wikipedia
article). My SO has gathered a few Kg and makes tea out of it... ( (I
also made a vodka solution/extract of it for long term storage - but
haven't tried it yet). The cancer incidence among the Russian folks who
regularly drink such tea is (reputedly) way below the norms elsewhere.
( I'll drink maybe 10 cups per winter which probably has no benefit at
all ).

(Yes, all folk medicine and one takes from it what one might)

--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown

--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown

Not those - but the bolets, bluets, honey mushrooms, oyster mushrooms,
maple mushrooms, etc. have been variously pan cooked, baked (into a
"mushroom/meat loaf"), de-hydrated and 'canned'. (That's my SO's
obsession, but I do seem to benefit somehow). I've become adept at
identifying amanita bisporigera which I wouldn't serve to anyone.

It doesn't seem like that long ago when I could shoot those from ground
level, an dget up again, easily.

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I didn't even crouch very hard - just held the phone low to snap the
shot. Biggest problem was keeping still for what would likely be a long
exposure. Photo shown is a crop - about 20% of the original frame.

--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown

I didn't even crouch very hard - just held the phone low to snap the
shot. Biggest problem was keeping still for what would likely be a long
exposure. Photo shown is a crop - about 20% of the original frame.

I don't think so - like all iPhone photos done in low light and hand
held it looks like a noisy bit of trash with wildly out of control
hightlights.

--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown

On 10/1/2013 5:49 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
I consider composition first. I am immune to noise in nature shots, and
the highlights can be readily disposed of in post. But, That's me. As
you well know, others here differ.

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And well they should.

Burned out highlights can never be readily disposed of other than
filling the space with something. I'd rather do it right in camera.

I don't mind the odd little bit of burned highlight, but in the case
above it is a significant part of the subject. Just not usable. Had I
exposed for that, the stem would not have been visible in useful detail.

Of course with my "real" camera and shooting raw, there would have been
no issue at all.

Composition should be as right as possible in camera - but can
sometimes, even often, be saved with appropriate cropping.

--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown

Burned out highlights can never be readily disposed of other than
filling the space with something. I'd rather do it right in camera.

I don't mind the odd little bit of burned highlight, but in the case
above it is a significant part of the subject. Just not usable. Had I
exposed for that, the stem would not have been visible in useful detail.

Of course with my "real" camera and shooting raw, there would have been
no issue at all.

Composition should be as right as possible in camera - but can
sometimes, even often, be saved with appropriate cropping.

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We really should try to get things as right as possible in the camera.
But, shit happens. I would rather get a bad shot, than n shot. I can
then either fix or discard the bad shot. With no shot I do not have that
option.

We really should try to get things as right as possible in the camera.
But, shit happens. I would rather get a bad shot, than n shot. I can
then either fix or discard the bad shot. With no shot I do not have that
option.

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If it's shit I let it go.

--
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
-Unknown

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